Surface roughness, plaque accumulation, and cytotoxicity of provisional restorative materials fabricated by different methods. by Rashin Giti, Shima Dabiri, Mohammad Motamedifar, Reza Derafshi

“…Fabricating method may affect the surface properties and biological characteristics of provisional restorations. …”
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A comparative analysis of patient satisfaction with various methods of digital smile design and simulation by Mahsa Babaei, Mehrdad Kazemian, Mehrdad Barekatain

“…Background: Digital smile design (DSD) is a technique that utilizes the scientific methods and advanced software to design patients’ smiles, presenting the visualized smile map directly to the patient. …”
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Methods for the health technology assessment of complex interventions: a protocol for a scoping review by Tracy Merlin, Abdolvahab Baghbanian, Drew Carter, Shuhong Wang

“…Previous research has established that the HTA of CIs requires multiple factors to be evaluated but there is no agreement on which factors ought always to be considered. There is equally little agreement on which forms of evidence ought to be collected or synthesised and how. …”
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Influence of retrobulbar neuritis and papillitis on echographically measured optic nerve diameter by Stefanović Ivan B., Jovanović Miloš, Dačić-Krnjaja Bojana, Veselinović Dragan, Jovanović Predrag

“…Methods. We tested 23 patients with retrobulbar neuritis and papillitis. …”
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Comparative analysis of the results and complications of two methods of the open wedge high tibial osteotomy by V. E. Bialik, S. A. Makarov, L. I. Alekseeva, E. I. Bialik, V. A. Nesterenko, M. R. Nurmukhametov

“…Objective – to compare the results and complications of open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) in patients operated on according to the standard technique and using the developed method of performing the operation using the original fixator.Materials and methods. 73 patients with primary and secondary OA of the knee I–III stages were recruited into the study, which were divided into 2 groups. …”
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Classification of the Condition of Cancer Patients Receiving Home Health Care with Machine Learning Methods by Mürsel Kahveci

“…In this article, cancer types were classified with machine learning methods using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Karnofsky performance scale, ECOG, Katz and Bartel scores to determine the quality of life of cancer patients receiving home health care. …”
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Drought Tolerance Levels of Turkish Melon Genetic Resources Using Morphological and Physiological Methods by Ayşe Torun, Nebahat Sarı

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Discussion on Monitoring Methods for the Temperature Difference Between Upper and Lower Layers of Mass Concrete by HUANG Yao-ying, FU Yu-chen, ZHUANG Wei, TU Yue-tong, HU Yu

“…Finally, assuming that the failure probabilities of the maximum tensile stress and temperature difference between upper and lower layers were equal, the allowable temperature differences between the upper and lower layers of concrete corresponding to the four calculation methods were proposed. …”
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The clinical evaluation of the effectiveness of various minimally invasive methods in the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy by A. F. Yusupov, M. Kh. Karimova, Sh. A. Djamalova, D. CH. Ibodullaeva, A. SH. Aktamov

“…Aim: clinical evaluation of the effectiveness of various lasers in treating acute and chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. Methods. The study involved 50 patients (53 eyes) with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR): 32 (60.4%) with the acute form and 18 (39.6%) with the chronic form. …”
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Fields2Benchmark: An open-source benchmark for coverage path planning methods in agriculture by Gonzalo Mier, Ana María Casado Faulí, João Valente, Sytze de Bruin

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MODERN METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH DENTITION DEFECTS COMPLICATED OF DISORDERS OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT by R. Ozhohan, M. Rozhko, Z. Ozhohan

“… The aim of research is to increase the efficiency of diagnosis in patients with dentition defects, complicated with disorders of the temporomandibular joint. Materials and Methods. 60 patients with dentition defects, teeth deformations and disorders of the temporomandibular joint were examined; condition and location of dentition defects, degree of the teeth mobility, degree of the alveolar bone atrophy, state of hard tissue of teeth were studied. …”
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Different rs-fMRI Data Processing Methods in the Study of Vascular Cognitive Impairment by Ying GUAN, Luwen ZHU, Feng WANG, Danna CAO, Xiaoling LI, Qiang TANG

“…Different data processing methods have different meanings, advantages and disadvantages, and application value, and different data processing and analysis methods have some differences in the results, such as ALFF and ReHo, which belong to the analysis method of local functional activity characteristics; functional connectivity and brain network belong to linear correlation analysis method. …”
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Enhanced methods fulfilling early discharge criteria for total hip and knee arthroplasty patients by Ioannis Kougioumtzis, Efthymios Iliopoulos, Stylianos Tottas, Konstantinos Tilkeridis, Athanasios Ververidis, Georgios Drosos

“…Aim: The objective of the present survey was to investigate components related to fast-track recovery, discharge criteria, delayed discharge, complications, and readmissions. Materials and methods: The following methods were employed: the ASA grade, the Charlson index, the neuropathic pain (DN4) questionnaire, and the patient health (PHQ-9) questionnaire. …”
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Black tea enhances alertness fifteen minutes after consumption by Dinesh Syce

“…The baseline reaction time, both visual and auditory, was recorded using an electronic device. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 related research by Chun-Lin YAO, Yan SUN, Rui CHEN, Shu-Jun SUN, Yun LIN

“…Objective To investigate the latest developments and research trends in the research field of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).Methods The COVID-19-related literatures were retrieved from the Web of Science database since December 1, 2019 to November 15, 2020 and CiteSpace software was used to visualize the data.Results As of November 15, 2020, more than 58,000 COVID-19 related articles have been retrieved. …”
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The efficiency of methods for catching insects - vectors of vector-borne diseases of animals and their species composition by O. A. Burova, O. I. Zakharova, N. N. Toropova, N. A. Gladkova, A. A. Blokhin

“…The article provides the results of study of the effectiveness of collection methods and the taxonomic identification of insects in the regions of Russia. …”
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Assessment of calcification of the coronary arteries and long-term prognosis of cardiovascular disease by Y. V. Polonskaya, E. V. Kashtanova, A. V. Anikina, Yu. I. Ragino

“…Vascular calcification is a distinctive feature of cardiovascular diseases of atherosclerotic origin. Visualization of calcifications is carried out by invasive and non-invasive methods. …”
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Research and application of deep learning object detection methods for forest fire smoke recognition by Luhao He, Yongzhang Zhou, Lei Liu, Yuqing Zhang, Jianhua Ma

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Study of Structural Defects Evolution in Fine-Grained Concrete Using Computed Tomography Methods by A. V. Puzatova, M. A. Dmitrieva, A. О. Tovpinets, V. N. Leitsin

“…This information can be obtained using X-ray computed tomography, a promising method of nondestructive testing of the state of the material. …”
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Cohort data with dropout: a simulation study comparing five longitudinal analysis methods by Rebecca K. Stellato, Rutger M. van den Bor, Maria Schipper, Maud Y. A. Lindeboom, Marinus J. C. Eijkemans

“…Results In the group with MCAR, negligible bias was observed in all methods, coverage was close to 95%, and little difference was seen in power among methods. …”
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